1. Internet Safety What Parents Need to Know

2. Cyberbullying  Cyberbullying is just what it sounds like-bullying through the Internet through instant messages, cell phones, or social networking sites like Facebook.  Remind your children that it is everyone’s job to prevent bullying. Encourage them to take a stand and not join in.

3. App #1: Yik Yak  Free, social-networking app  Reveals your location  Known to contain cyberbullying, explicit sexual content  Exposure to explicit information

5. App #2: SnapChat  Allows users to send photos that will disappear after 10 seconds.

6. App #3: KiK  Allows kids to send private messages that their parents can’t see. The texts won’t show up on your kid’s phone’s messaging service, and you’re not charged for them (beyond standard data rates)  Can’t identify the identity of anyone  Risk of sexual predators chatting with your child  Easy tool for sexting

7. App #4: Hidden Apps, App Lock, Hide it Pro  Allows users to make Apps disappear on their phone with one touch  Kids can hide every app they don’t want you to see on their phone

8. App #5: Omegle  Chat site (app) that puts two strangers together in their choice of a text chat or video chat room  Users get paired up with strangers  NOT for kids and teens! (filled with people looking for sexual chat)

9. App #6: Whisper  Meeting app that encourages users to post secrets  Displays the area you are posting from. Can search for users posting within a mile from you  Online relationships are forming constantly on this app, but you never know the person behind the computer or phone

10. App #7: Down  Connected to Facebook  Slogan for this app: “The anonymous, simple, fun way to find friends who are down for the night.”

11. App #8: Skout  Flirting app  Could be OK for teens if used appropriately  If you are going to allow your teens to use a dating app, this is probably the safest choice  Teens-only section that seems to be moderated relatively well

13. App #9: MeetMe  “Match” feature  Lots of detail required. Full name, age, zip  Geolocation means its possible for teens to meet up with nearby people, which can be very dangerous.

14. App #10: BurnBook  Claims to be 100% anonymous…it’s not  It was created and is used to bully, harass, and threaten others online

16. Remember!  Nothing is anonymous for law enforcement about anything you post online that breaks the law  Once you put something online, you lose control of it. You can’t get it back.  Set up password protection on phones (parents should have the password too). This will keep everyone but you and your child from accessing personal information on the phone.  Its easy to say that parents need to trust their teens, BUT teens are NOT adults yet.  If you think it’s enough to “friend” your child on Facebook, think again.

17. Credits  http://mashable.com/2015/03/26/burnbook -app/ http://mashable.com/2015/03/26/burnbook -app/ http://mashable.com/2015/03/26/burnbook -app/  www.iTunes.com www.iTunes.com  http://adammclane.com/2013/08/22/why- you-should-delete-snapchat/ http://adammclane.com/2013/08/22/why- you-should-delete-snapchat/ http://adammclane.com/2013/08/22/why- you-should-delete-snapchat/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeetMe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeetMe  www.ibtimes.com/ www.ibtimes.com/